Meeting Abstract 63.4 Friday, Jan. 6 Aerobic Physiology, Locomotor Behavior, and Glucocorticoids in California Mice DLUGOSZ, E.M.*; HARRIS, B.N.; SALTZMAN, W.; CHAPPELL, M.A.; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside edlug001@ucr.edu California mice (Peromyscus californicus) have high and variable baseline circulating corticosterone (CORT) levels, which may be important […]
sessions: Session 63
PROTEIN EXPRESSION SCREENING IN ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTED, CORTISOL-PRODUCING INTERRENAL TISSUE OF URBAN OCEAN FISH
Meeting Abstract 63.3 Saturday, Jan. 5 PROTEIN EXPRESSION SCREENING IN ENDOCRINE-DISRUPTED, CORTISOL-PRODUCING INTERRENAL TISSUE OF URBAN OCEAN FISH CAUSEY, D.R.*; REYES, J.A.; WAGGONER, C.M.; HAMILTON, A.W.; ARMSTRONG, J.L.; KELLEY, K.M.; California State Univ. Long Beach; Pacific Coast Environmental Conservancy; California State Univ. Long Beach; California State Univ. Long Beach; Orange County Sanitation District; California State Univ. Long […]
Downstream the hormonal control of smolt development in salmon
Meeting Abstract 63.1 Saturday, Jan. 5 Downstream: the hormonal control of smolt development in salmon. MCCORMICK, S.D.; USGS. Conte Anadromous Fish Res Ctr mccormick@umext.umass.edu The parr-smolt transformation is a series of behavioral, morphological and physiological changes that are adaptive for downstream migration and seawater entry. The Bern lab conducted some of the earliest work on the hormonal […]
Dihydrotestosterone Reduces Growth in a Female-Larger Lizard
Meeting Abstract 63.4 Saturday, Jan. 5 Dihydrotestosterone Reduces Growth in a Female-Larger Lizard JOHN-ALDER, H.*; POLLOCK, N.; PAZDZIOR, D.; FEIGIN, S.; Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick; Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick; Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick; Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick henry@sebs.rutgers.edu Sex differences in adult body size (sexual size dimorphism; SSD) are widespread, and both male- and female-larger SSD is […]
Differentiation and development of steroid-producing cells during ovarian differentiation in tilapia
Meeting Abstract 63.5 Saturday, Jan. 5 Differentiation and development of steroid-producing cells during ovarian differentiation in tilapia M.N.*, M; Univ. of the Ryukyus masaru@lab.u-ryukyu.ac.jp Sex hormones produced from steroid-producing cells (SPCs) play important role in sexual phenomena such as sex differentiation, gonadal development, maturation, sexual behaviour etc. Differentiation and development of SPCs and folliculogenesis during ovarian differentiation […]
Control of animal growth Where are we and where do we go from here
Meeting Abstract 63.2 Saturday, Jan. 5 Control of animal growth: Where are we and where do we go from here? SHERIDAN, M.A.; North Dakota St. Univ. mark.sheridan@ndsu.edu Since the description of the secretotropic action of growth hormone (GH) and the emergence of the “dual effector theory” of growth control in mammals, the study of non-mammalian model organisms, […]
Contaminant Effects in Fish Development of Multiple Measures Screening Approaches
Meeting Abstract 63.6 Saturday, Jan. 5 Contaminant Effects in Fish: Development of Multiple Measures Screening Approaches KELLEY, K.M.*; REYES, J.A.; California State University, Long Beach; Pacific Coast Environmental Conservancy kmkelley@csulb.edu In studies in urban California waters, observed environmental effects in wild fish often reflect specific types of environmental conditions, including presence of chemical contaminants. Since different types […]
Significance of Muscle Fiber Type in Biopsied Elephant Seals
Meeting Abstract 63.2 Sunday, Jan. 5 13:45 Significance of Muscle Fiber Type in Biopsied Elephant Seals MOORE, C.D*; FAHLMAN, A.; MOORE, M.J.; WILLOUGHBY, D.; ROBBINS, K.; TRUMBLE, S.J.; Baylor University; Texas A&M University; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Baylor University; Baylor University; Baylor University colby_moore@baylor.edu Northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) are known to be elite deep divers, often […]
Seasonal Variation in Pectoralis Muscle Myostatin and TLL in Small Birds A Regulatory Role for Seasonal Phenotypes
Meeting Abstract 63.6 Sunday, Jan. 5 14:45 Seasonal Variation in Pectoralis Muscle Myostatin and TLL in Small Birds: A Regulatory Role for Seasonal Phenotypes? SWANSON, DL*; KING, MO; HARMON, E; Univ. of South Dakota; Univ. of South Dakota; Univ. of South Dakota david.swanson@usd.edu Seasonally variable climates produce seasonal phenotypes in small birds such that winter birds are […]
Metabolism of cultured skeletal muscle of Coturnix quail selected for different rates of growth
Meeting Abstract 63.3 Sunday, Jan. 5 14:00 Metabolism of cultured skeletal muscle of Coturnix quail selected for different rates of growth COOPER-MULLIN, C*; JIMENEZ, A.G.; ANTHONY, N. ; WORTMAN, M.; WILLIAMS, J.B. ; The Ohio State University; The Ohio State University; University of Arkansas; University of Cincinnati Cancer Institute; The Ohio State University cooper-mullin.1@buckeyemail.osu.edu The connection between […]
